Lentopallo · Taso 2: Alkeet · Alataso 2.5
Blocking and Digging
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Blocking footwork, hands and timing, reading the hitter, the defensive stance, digging hard balls, emergency skills, covering tips, transition and defensive drills.
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Testi 1Blocking footworkTee testi
For a short move, the blocker steps with one foot and closes with the other.
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Crossing one foot over the other covers the long way to the antenna quickly.
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Square hips send the jump up rather than along the net.
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Hands kept high are ready to go over the net the moment the blocker jumps.
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Floating along the net causes collisions and net touches.
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A firm outside edge keeps the ball from deflecting out off the block.
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The middle must reach both sides of the net.
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Open, cross over, plant square and jump.
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The outside sets the edge and the middle closes the gap beside her.
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The middle joins the outside blocker to form a closed double block.
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Testi 2Hands and arms on the blockTee testi
Wide, spread fingers make a bigger wall for the ball to hit.
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Turning the outside hand in deflects the ball inside instead of out.
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Firm fingers resist the hit and protect the thumbs.
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Pressing over keeps the hands away from the net and the ball in front of them.
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Lifting the shoulders adds height to the reach.
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Pulling the hands back as they come down keeps them clear of the net.
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Without firm fingers, a hard attack slips off the block.
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Ready, jump, reach, press and pull back.
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Firm and over the net is best; weak and open is worst.
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B's hands leave a gap wider than the ball between them.
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Testi 3Timing the blockTee testi
A quick is hit almost at once, close to the net, so the blocker goes early.
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A hitter attacking a high ball is further from the net, so the ball takes longer to reach the block.
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First find out where the set goes, then time the jump on that hitter.
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The ball has further to travel before it reaches the block.
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The plant and the swing show when the hitter will strike.
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A steady rhythm lets the blocker learn exactly when to go.
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Jumping on a fake leaves a blocker in the air when the real attack comes.
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Setter, set, hitter, then the jump.
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The faster the set, the sooner the blocker has to go.
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Coming down at contact means the jump was early.
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Testi 4Reading the hitterTee testi
The line of the approach often points to where the hitter likes to hit.
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Block and defence share the work: the block takes one shot, diggers the other.
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Lining up on the hitting arm puts the block in the ball's path.
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A line block stands over the line, leaving cross-court to the diggers.
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Lining up on the hitting arm means moving to the other side for a left-hander.
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Scouting reports show where each hitter tends to attack.
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Watching the ball through contact lets blockers adjust their hands and react.
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Set, approach, line up, take a shot away.
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The block channels the attack to a waiting defender.
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The block closes one angle so that the attack goes where a defender is waiting.
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Testi 5The defensive stanceTee testi
A wide base keeps the defender stable and ready to move.
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Arms apart in front can go to either side quickly.
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Being still at contact lets the defender push off the right way.
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Weight on the balls of the feet means a faster first step.
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Leaning forward keeps the body ready to go to the ball.
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Facing the hitter lets the defender read the attack.
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Joining the arms too early limits reach.
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Build the stance from the feet and be still as the ball is hit.
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Hard spikes need the lowest stance; free balls the highest.
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B is low, wide and leaning forward with the arms ready; A stands upright.
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Testi 6Digging hard-driven ballsTee testi
Against a hard hit, the ball's pace is enough; the arms only aim it.
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An upward angle lifts the ball into their own court.
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A hard ball at head height can be dug with the hands above the face.
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Giving slightly softens the rebound so the ball stays in their court.
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Meeting it in front keeps the platform under control.
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A hard spike arrives so fast that the defender can barely move.
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The best digs keep a hard attack alive and give the team a chance to attack.
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Read, set, hold and angle.
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Soft shots are easier to dig than a hard spike.
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An upward platform lifts the ball high on her own side for the setter.
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Testi 7Emergency skillsTee testi
A roll spreads the impact and brings the player back to her feet.
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Sliding on the chest and thighs avoids hard landings on the knees.
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A one-arm dig extends the reach when there is no time to join the arms.
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Starting low teaches the movement before the speed and height are added.
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The fall comes after the contact; going down early leaves the ball out of reach.
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Soft mats let players learn the movement without fear of hard landings.
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Safety comes first: dive into open space only.
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Contact first, then the fall, the roll and back up.
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Start low and slow, then add height and speed.
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After an emergency dig, the player gets back up for the rest of the rally.
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Testi 8Covering tips and soft shotsTee testi
Someone has to stay close behind the block for soft shots.
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A hitter slowing the swing is about to play a soft shot.
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The off-blocker is the front-row player who is not in the block.
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Pulling off the net puts the off-blocker where sharp angles and tips land.
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A tip falls just over the block, so the cover must move at once.
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The call brings defenders forward for the soft shot.
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A tip gives time to move under it and pass it high.
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Read, call, move and pass.
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Blockers at the net, the tip coverer just behind, the deep defenders at the back.
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B is close behind the block, where tips fall.
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Testi 9From defence to attackTee testi
Transition is the change from blocking and digging to attacking.
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Players who expect the ball react faster to blocks and digs.
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A high dig lets the setter get there and set an attack.
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The team that just attacked has players landing and resetting.
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In a scramble, the setter needs to hear which hitter can attack.
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The dig goes to the setter, whose set turns defence into attack.
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Points won after digging show how well a team defends and counters.
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Defence, set, approach and attack.
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Height, then a set, then a kill.
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Backing off after a dig gives the blocker room to approach and hit.
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Testi 10Defensive drillsTee testi
Hitting from the other side copies the angles of a real attack.
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Defence is about every kind of attack, not only hard spikes.
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A dig that cannot be set does little for the team.
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Only real hitters give the timing blockers face in matches.
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Rewarding touches builds the habit of going for every ball.
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Chasing everything in practice becomes a habit in matches.
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From behind, the shape of the defence is easy to see.
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From controlled tosses to real attacks.
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The block and the defender work together on each attack.
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Block-and-dig drills train the block and the diggers as one unit.
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FIVB Coaches Manual (Levels I-II) and general coaching references; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered FIVB rules belong to the Rules category.
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